Getrude Ankah Nyavi
Politics
New Patriotic Party (NPP) bigwigs were at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Monday in the matter of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi and his alleged derogatory remarks against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Leading Wontumi to the Manhyia Palace were the National Chairman of the NPP, Stephen Ntim, NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong Kodua and some NPP other national officers.
With them was the Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is also the Member of Parliament for Suame in Kumasi.
They had solicited the help of the Chief of Nzema, Nana Nkansah Boadu to to lead them customarily to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council.
Wontumi is alleged to have stated publicly that he would challenge Otumfuo if he (Wontumi) disagreed on an issue with the Asantetehene and that he Wontumi, also has his own “Kingdom” in Asanteman.
”I have built my own kingdom, I have my own police and military, and I will speak my mind to Otumfuo if I disagree on an issue with him (Otumfuo)”, he was reported to have stated.
Proceedings at Manhyia on Monday
The chiefs warned Wontumi to be careful with his public actions and statements, and refrain from stating that he has his own Kingdom in Asanteman, since apart from the Asantehene, nobody else has a Kingdom in Asanteman.
Proceedings are still ongoing…
more to follow…
Last week
The General Secretary of the party Justin Kodua Frimpong with other national executives of the party appeared before the Kumasi Traditional Council without Chairman Wontumi over ill health. The party pleaded for two weeks for him to recover for ill health before he appears before the house.
But the Council, on Thursday, January 22, 2024, directed the NPP to produce Chairman Wontumi for a hearing today Monday 27.
Bernard Antwi Boasiko has however denied making any comments that denigrated Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II.
He described the accusation as untrue and an unfair representation of what he communicated.
